One way to optimize the online viewing experience for PDF is to split larger documents into smaller files for faster downloading. By adding bookmarks, it’s possible to offer a seamless viewing experience across multiple documents for users. While it is also possible to join PDF documents using links, links are included in line with document content. Unlike links, bookmarks can be constantly accessible in viewers like Adobe Reader, Acrobat and Debenu PDF Tools Pro through the Bookmarks Panels in those applications. As a result, bookmarks are uniquely useful for quickly moving between PDF documents. Bookmarks can be manually created using Acrobat, one at a time, but the additional functionality of Debenu PDF Aerialist can save a lot of time. Aerialist can quickly generate create an entire bookmark hierarchy based on a folder structure.

Here’s how to use Debenu PDF Aerialist to generate bookmarks from an existing folder structure:

1. In Acrobat, select Tools > Debenu PDF Aerialist 11 > Bookmarks > Add Bookmarks.

The Add Bookmarks Tool in Debenu PDF Aerialist.

Add Bookmarks Tool.

2. Click Import.

The Add Bookmarks dialog in Debenu PDF Aerialist.

The Add Bookmarks Dialog.

3. Select “From folder structure”.

The Import Bookmarks dialog in Debenu PDF Aerialist.

Import Bookmarks dialog.

4. Browse for and choose the appropriate folder.
5. Click OK.

List of bookmarks to be generated from folder structure.

Bookmarks to be generated from folder structure.

6. Click OK again to add these bookmarks to your PDF.